Isolation and characterization of chlorine--tolerant heterotrophic bacteria from a swimming pool at the Elorde Sports Complex in Sucat, Paranaque Metro Manila

A total of forty seven (47) isolates from a swimming pool at the Elorde Sports Complex in Sucat, Paranaque were isolated and grown in a modified nutrient agar medium with 0.42 mg/L chlorine concentration. Thirty five out of the 47 isolates were able to thrive in a medium without chlorine. The antibi...

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Main Author: Villarin, Marivic Gatus
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Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 1996
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Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1353
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Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
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Summary:A total of forty seven (47) isolates from a swimming pool at the Elorde Sports Complex in Sucat, Paranaque were isolated and grown in a modified nutrient agar medium with 0.42 mg/L chlorine concentration. Thirty five out of the 47 isolates were able to thrive in a medium without chlorine. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern of these isolates were determined using Tetracycline (30 ug), Erythromycin (15ug), Ampicillin (10ug), and Penicillin (10ug).